How the project works

Our team of experts works on the design of your machine from the pre-study phase to commissioning.
Solidworks drawings, electronic boards, software, assembly, on-site installation, technical documentation, etc. are all tailor-made by our engineers. Everything is tailored to your project.


1 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Our team of engineers and technicians will support you throughout your project, from the technical proposal to the design and assembly stages, right through to the commissioning of your machine.

After delivery and/or commissioning, our after-sales service is available. We are also able to offer you various services via our maintenance contracts.

2 - TECHNICAL PROPOSITION

Our sales department studies your specifications and evaluates the feasibility of your project, taking into account all its specificities.

Our pre-design team can then draw a first CAD draft of your machine according to your different requirements and technical constraints.

We provide you with a turnkey technical and financial offer as a basis for negotiations between our commercial and technical teams.

3 - PROTOTYPING

Our technical teams can produce a non-definitive prototype (test assembly) in order to demonstrate the feasibility of your project, allow its technical validation, and define the optimal solution according to your constraints.

At the end of this test phase, data analyses are carried out and a technical test report is issued. These allow our technical teams to finalise the solution and to propose the best technical and commercial turnkey offer.

4 - LAUNCH

A project manager is assigned to your file and becomes your contact person throughout the project.

An initial kickoff meeting is scheduled between the LFT staff and your technical contacts to introduce each team member, clarify roles and establish a partnership.

A schedule of the progress of the case is drawn up.

5 - STUDY

Our engineers and technicians study and design your machine through several stages:

 

Pre-study :

  • Pre-selection of components
  • V1 synoptic (general graphic presentation) of the project
  • Start of the drawings
  • Calculation notes

 

Study :

  • Programming synoptic
  • Complete bill of materials (mechanical, electrical, etc.)
  • Finalisation of diagrams and synoptics
  • CAD files, mechanical simulation
  • Calculation notes
  • Risk analysis
  • Visit to certifying body (Apave, etc.)
  • HMI test

 

 

6 - MANUFACTURING

Once the study has been validated by your technical department, the production drawings are drawn up and the component parts lists are sent to the purchasing department to place orders with suppliers.

The parts received undergo verification and quality control as they are received at our site and are then distributed according to the different projects.

7 - ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION

Mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic assembly, soldering of electronic cards and installation are carried out by our fitters in our workshops.

In parallel, our LabVIEW developer designs a program according to your specifications and according to a charter defined by LF technologies (ergonomics, intuitiveness, ease of use, etc).

The tuning and testing phase takes place once the test machine is fully assembled and wired.

8 - COMMISSIONING

We schedule a technical test on our premises with your technicians.

Technical acceptance: stage where the customer validates the solutions chosen, even when they differ from those provided for in the order or at the end of the study. At this stage, all the functions of the machine can be validated independently of the complete automation system.

Once the final corrections have been made, a complete and final checklist is carried out by the project manager to ensure that everything is in accordance with the CDC, the order, any amendments, etc.

Our logistics team organises the transport and plans the commissioning on your site.

During commissioning, we provide training for the bench users.


Our core competencies

Our team of engineers has unique and specialised know-how and skills. Every day they put them at the service of your assembly and production lines.


1 - CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP

At LF Technologies, we make a point of establishing a relationship of trust with our clients. We make a point of getting to know our clients as well as possible, in order to identify their needs, challenges and constraints, and thus determine together a set of specifications. The aim is to offer them tailor-made support focused on their expectations, with a view to guaranteeing their satisfaction. As the client's sole contact, the LF Technologies project manager undertakes, at each stage, to communicate with the client and to help him by making himself available for any question. This commitment allows us to build a solid partnership basis for a long-lasting relationship of mutual trust.

2 - PROGRAMMING

In order to ensure the best possible test conditions, our programmers develop easy-to-use control software with intuitive and ergonomic interfaces. All the software is equipped with various functions, allowing you to follow the progress of the test in real time, to run a programme automatically or manually depending on the desired application, or to edit and export test reports in different formats.

See HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE

3 - MECHANICAL DESIGN

Our design office puts your products at the heart of its concerns in order to design hydraulic and mechanical test benches or special production machines that best meet your specifications. Our engineers are able to adapt to your various requirements, offering you options or specific developments of our standard test benches, or customised machines designed entirely according to your specific needs. In addition, we offer support at every stage of the project, from the analysis of your needs to the installation of the bench in your premises.

See Mechanical design

4 - THERMAL ENERGY CALCULATION

In keeping with its desire to provide technical and financial support to its customers from one end of the project to the other, the LF Technologies teams produce thermal calculation notes. These help to estimate the energy production necessary for the use of the benches. In an economic and ecological approach, our teams implement energy recovery solutions (heat pump, closed loop circuit, etc.). The calories consumed are thus reinjected into the system.

5 - ELECTRONICS

LF Technologies has a team of highly qualified electronic engineers who, in collaboration with the project managers, design the acquisition boards required for the manufacture of your test bench or special production machine. Thanks to the internal development of the electronic boards, LF Technologies can thus express its know-how and fully control the production chain, while ensuring the proper conduct of each electronic component, all with the aim of offering you a machine that is as qualitative and reliable as possible.

See Electronics

6 - SPECIFIC MANUFACTURING

LF Technologies has developed, in-house, its own method of designing the chassis. These are made from laser-cut sheets and assembled using a tenon/mortise system, which ensures greater precision in the geometry of the chassis. This design principle also has the advantage of facilitating assembly work in the workshop, thus saving manufacturing time.

7 - INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

In order to ensure that the design of your test bench or special production machine corresponds optimally to the image you wish to convey to your end customer, our teams of industrial designers carry out an analysis of the positioning of your brand as well as its environment (identification of colour codes, layout of the shelves) prior to the production of the test bench. LF Technologies is thus able to offer you a machine which, in addition to being highly efficient and ergonomic, incorporates a stylistic approach that best corresponds to your identity.

See Industrial Design

8 - DRAFTING OF DOCUMENTS

As soon as we receive your specifications, our teams mobilise to analyse your functional needs and propose a technical and commercial offer. Once the quotation has been validated, the designated project manager draws up the design file including calculation notes, 3D sketches of the machine, mentioning the dimensions, and the list of the main components (motors, drives, actuators, pumps, or temperature sensors). On delivery of your bench or special production machine, we provide you with detailed documentation, including the operating mode of your equipment, its technical characteristics, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams, a software user guide, a maintenance and safety guide and the various declarations of conformity.

9 - MADE IN FRANCE

LF Technologies designs, manufactures and tests all its test systems and special production machines in its offices and workshops in Saint-Hilaire de Riez, located in the Vendée (85). For our company, "Made in France" is a guarantee of quality and confidence, which allows us to express our know-how and human skills. This is why LF Technologies, through the FIDEIP group, is part of the French Fab movement, whose objective is to federate French companies and to promote their production, by making French industry shine not only on a national level but also throughout the world.

10 - REVAMPING

LF Technologies was founded in 1995 and the first machines designed and built are now several years old. To compensate for the ageing of the equipment, we offer our customers revamping/retrofit services. We can, for example, update and/or improve software and hardware, or modify some mechanical sub-assemblies to review the technical performance of the bench.

See revamping

Our support solutions/ Sav contracts

Support solutions

 

In addition to our warranty, we offer support for your machines through our maintenance solutions. We can intervene on spare parts changes, sensor calibration or answer your questions related to the use of your test bench or production machine.

Contact our service department: sav@lftechnologies.fr

We offer maintenance contracts (LF'Assist) adapted to your needs, including audit and preventive interventions, telephone assistance hours and controlled time breakdown interventions.


Sectors of activity

From automotive to nuclear, cosmetics to valves, LF Technologies has knowledge and expertise developed since 1995.

We ensure the quality of our special production machines and adapt them to the needs of your sector.

The assembly of our different functional modules gives you the opportunity to create modular machines adapted to your assembly and production lines.

Our experts have the necessary authorisations and skills for operations on any type of site.

From design to maintenance, your machine will be adapted to your sector.

Cosmetic
Nuclear
taps
Aeronautic
Sports equipment
Automobile
Medical industry
Building
Materials
Agrifood
Electrical components
Locksmithing and fitting
French Fab